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Dr. Jeff Duchin is accustomed to 100-mile bike rides through the Pacific Northwest mountains, beside its rivers and along its coast. He’s spent the last few decades exploring the region this way, whenever he has free time outside of running King County’s public health department.
“This has been the most difficult four years for me physically, emotionally and physiologically,” Duchin said. “It felt more like 40 years, at times, than four.”
Over the next several years, Public Health ⁘ Seattle ⁘ King County would help lead the state in supplying free, rapid COVID testing to the public at in-person sites and through the mail, while running mass vaccination sites, distributing portable air filters, organizing virtual educational seminars and more.
Duchin has overseen it all. At times throughout the pandemic, he’d be awake until 2 or 3 a.m. reading up on evolving science around the virus before starting early the next day to brief his staff, said Patty Hayes, the department’s former director who retired in 2021.
“Jeff is a good example of someone that puts his whole heart into everything he does,” Hayes said.
Now, after more than 30 years of working in public health, the 66-year-old plans to retire from his post.
Dr. JeffDuchin, the director of King County’s public health department, is set to retire after more than 30 years of service. During his tenure, he oversaw the department’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which included leading the state in supplying free, rapid COVID testing, running mass vaccination sites, and distributing portable air filters.
Dr. Duchin is a seasoned cyclist who has spent decades exploring the Pacific Northwest mountains, rivers, and coast whenever he has free time outside of his work. However, he described the past four years as the most difficult, citing the physical, emotional, and physiological challenges of leading the public health department’s response to the pandemic.
According toPatty Hayes, the department’s former director who retired in 2021… Dr. Duchin is committed to his work and puts his whole heart into everything he does. He often stayed up late reading up on the latest scientific developments around the virus before briefing his staff, “Hayes said.” The dates of events related to this news story are: * 2021: Patty Hayes, “the department’s former director.”.. retired
* Past four years: Dr. Duchin oversaw the department’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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